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Battle of Grumentum

Coordinates: 40°17′02″N 15°54′22″E / 40.28389°N 15.90611°E / 40.28389; 15.90611
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Battle of Grumentum
Part of the Second Punic War

Plan of the battle of Grumentum
DateSpring 207 BC
Location
Grumentum, present-day Italy
40°17′02″N 15°54′22″E / 40.28389°N 15.90611°E / 40.28389; 15.90611
Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic Carthage
Commanders and leaders
Gaius Claudius Nero Hannibal
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
500 killed

8,500


8,000 killed (Roman claim)
700 captured
4 elephants killed
2 elephants captured

The Battle of Grumentum was fought in 207 BC between Romans led by Gaius Claudius Nero, and a part of Hannibal's Carthaginian army. The battle was a minor Roman victory, and Nero marched north where he defeated and killed Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal at Metaurus. The battle is described by Livy at 27.41-42.[1]

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